Ben Eine, who is famed for traveling the world with his signature style of block letter street art proclamations and is in the personal collection of the White House, will open a new solo show, "Heartfelt," at Judith Charles Gallery in NYC this week, February 5, 2014. The British artist will also be presenting a series of limited edition prints to coincide with the new series of paintings.

As we have noted on the site (and in the print edition) in recent months, Sage Vaughn just opened his new solo show, "Nobody's Home," at Lazarides Rathbone this past weekend in London. Our London contributor, Butterfly, made it to the opening, and now you can see Vaughn's new paintings in the gallery context...

We love this series of faces composed of pieces of plastic toys by artist Freya Jobbins. Freya was born in Johannesburg, South Africa but grew up in West Sydney, Australia. She see's the toy assemblages as her humorous side and her print making as her 'voice.'

Sculpture, the UK based duo of Dan Hayhurst and Reuben Sutherland, comes Plastic Infinite. While played under a strobe light or filmed at 25fps, the 7" picture disc comes to life as the animated images circle round the turntable. Created like a zoetrope, the video showcases the imagery in action juxtaposed with eccentric intermittent jungle-like sounds.

Melissa Cooke specializes in graphite on paper and through her drawing she investigates the relationship between photography, performance and drawing in portraiture. Her process includes dusting thin layers of graphite onto paper with a dry brush and then augmenting the smooth surfaces by erasing in details and textures.

This morning we take a look at the work of Houston-based artist Seth Alverson. Each painting in Seth Alversons most recent body of work 'builds upon the others in an open and uncategorized way. By refusing to lead us in a specific direction, images that initially seem to be homeless remnants of the lives of others...

"Sascha Braunig currently lives and works in Portland, ME. She holds a BFA from The Cooper Union, New York, and an MFA in painting from Yale University. Sascha combines vibrant color and an hypnotic style in works that reflect upon illusion and the surface of the image. In dream-like scenes where repetition and patterning are foregrounded, Braunig’s female subjects emit an extrasensory glow. Flaring with reflected color, they are iridescent beings whose very skin seems to be a source of psychic power."

Troels Carlsen who was featured in our August, 2013 issue, will be opening a solo exhibition at Y Gallery in New York on Tuesday, February 4th, 2014. Troels Carlsen's visual language is diverse and poetic. Often incorporating interactions with vintage anatomical charts, maps and antique book pages...

Brooklyn-based artist, Maya Hayuk, has been enlisted as the next artist to paint the famed wall at Houston and Bowery in New York, and she has been making swift moves dousing it in color. The wall was previous decorated by the work of Swoon before the blizzard gave graffiti writers a nice opportunity to bomb it.

With nothing for sale, Phelgm’s newest exhibition “The Bestiary” is all about the experience of viewing art. And from these images there is plenty to soak in. The Sheffield-based artist spent the entire previous month working on the highly detailed installations. If you’re in London we highly suggest you go see it at The Howard Griffen Gallery before it comes down March 4, 2014.